Boot-top.



C. TWEEDI E.

BOOT TOP.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. I0. 1914.

1,153,977. Patented Sept. 21, 1915.

F of a cloth top boot, thereby disguising its true character.

STA z I El BOOT-TOP.

To all whom-it may eoncern:

Beit known that I, CHARLES Twnnnin, a

citizen of the United States, anda resident The invention consists in aboot-top having the quarters cut full length to the line of the sole atthe heel and instep, with a strap conforming to the shape and width ofthe sole across the inste'p, and with the forepart 'cut approximately onthe line of a circular vamp. I

The inventionfurther consists in the arrangement of the back seam nearthe heel and the front seam from over the instep to the forward end,which are cut a trifle scant in order to put spring into the top-atthese places and cause it to hug the shoe.

.Further details of the invention appear in connection with thefollowingdescription of the boot-top shown in the accompanying drawing,whereinthe same reference char: acters designate like parts in theseveralviews.

In the drawings Figure l lis a side elevation of a low shoe'fitted witha boot-top embodyin the invention; Fig. 2 is a side view of t e topalone, showing in dotted lines the outline of the shoe own in Fig.

- 1, and illustrating the departure of the top from the lines of theshoe at the heel and over the instep; Fig. 3 is a bottom view of the topshown in Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a view similar to-Fig. 1 showing a'difi'erentstyle of boot-top; and Fig. 5ris a'bottom viewf 7 material, whereby theseams are stiff enough of the top shown in Fi 4. ,7 a

In the embodiment o the invention illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, thebutton boottop 11 comprises quarters 12 of suitable material, such asleather, broadcloth, or other fabric, cut full length, that is, from theupper extremity of the leg portion to the top line of the sole and heelof the shoe 13. A strap 14 of patent leather ,or other suit-Specification of Letters Patent.

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CHARLES TWEEDIE, OF JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI.

REISSU Patented Sept. 21, 1915.

Application filed December 10, 1914. Serial No. 876,404.

able material connects the lower edges of the quarters in front of theheel. The lower portion 15 of the quarters extends forward of theinstep,their front edges following line of the top of the vamp acrossthe front of the shoe and sloping downward and backward at the sides toabout the forward line'of. the shank portion of the sole of the shoe.The boot-tops are-made rights and left-s, and the two quarters. of eachtop are cut slightly different along their front The quarter which andbottom edges. comes on-the inner side of the foot has a flap lfi-whichlaps over the outside quarter and is buttoned thereto. The quarter onthe inner side is cut slightly longer from top to bottom at the forward.end of the solethan the quarter on the outer side, the difference inlength between thetwo gradually diminishing toward the heel, at'whichpoint the length of the two sides is alike,

whereby the strap 14 may'conform to the shape of the sole of the shoe.The back seam 17 is sprung in slightly at the heel, the amountofspringing being greatest at the bottom of the seam and running out tonothing at the fullest'part of, the swell above the heel. The front seam-18, .in button boot-tops, is sprung down toward the forward end of thetop, the amount of springing beinggreatest at the front end and running'out to nothing over the instep. That" is, the front and back seams arecut scant at their lower ends to'throw the to in to- Ward the last, andthereby the top to the last quite to its proper position. It will pullon to a shoe made on the, same last, and will grip it in such a snug fitas to appear to be sewed thereto, because it squeezes in the'fore partof thelzshoe slightly where it would bind the last, and as it has thesame lines as those of the shoe it appears to be a continuation thereof.The boot-top is lined with cotton, duck or other suitable material. andthe front and back oes not. fit the last exactly and cannot be pulled ona seams are covered with strips 19 of suitable The boot-top 21 shown 1nfront flap, but is provided with eyelets 22 down the front edges of thequarters for Fig. 4 is similar I to the boot-top 11, except that it hasno lacings 23. A- tongue 24 isalso provided,

which is'secured at its lower front end to either quarter alone,preferably the outside quarter, or to both quarter-sq, The front edgesof the quarters are reinforced by strips material. A foxing 26' ofpatent leather or other distinctive material is sewed around the heelportion of the quarters to givethe appearance of a fancy dress shoe,

ltis evident that the style of the boot-top may be varied, and itsappearance may be changed without departing from the inven-.

tion. For example, the seams may be covered with leather, and a leatherfoxing may be put around the heel in imitation ofa full length vamp. Theinvention is not restricted to the precise forms shown and. describedherein.

I claim the following as my invention:

1. A boot-top to be worn over a lowshoe, said vboot-top having vfulllength quarters following the general lines of the upper portion of ahigh hoot, the lower edges of said boottop being arranged to coincidewith the edges of the sole ofthe shoe around the heel and along thesides of the shank,

and the front and back lower portions of said boot-top being sprung in asufiicient amount tomakethe lower edges of such portions closely hug theshoe, and a strap connecting. the lower side edges ofthe boottop, saidstrap being arranged to lie beneath and fitthe shank of the shoe fromthe breast of the heel to the points where the lower edges of theboot-top intersect the edges of the sole.

2. A boot-top to be worn over a shoe, said boot-top having full lengthquarters following the general lines of the upper portion of a highboot, the lower edges of said boot-top being arranged to coincide withthe edges of the sole of the shoe along the sides of the -.shank, andthe back lower portion of said sewed to the lower side edges of theboot-top beneath the shank of the shoe and draw in said lower sideedges. 25 of buckram or other suitable stiffening 3. A boot-top to beworn over a shoe,'said boot-top having full length quarters followingthe general linesof the upper portion of a high boot, the lower edges ofsaid boot-top being curved to coincide with the arched edges of the soleofthe shoe along the sides of the shank, and the lower portion of thefront of said boot-top being sprung in a sufficient amount to make thelower edges of the front portion of the boot-top closely hug the shoe,and a strap connecting the lower side edges of the boottop, said straphaving curved ends to conform to the concave shank of the shoe and whichends are sewed to the lower curved edges of the boot-top where theycoincide with the concave edges of the sole. v

4. A boot-top to be worn over a shoe, said boot-tcip having quartersfollowing the gen eral lines of the upper portion of a high boot, thelower edges of said boot-top coinciding with the edges of the-sole ofthe shoe along "the-sides of the shank, said boot-top having a sideopening and a front seam, a

of the boot-top where they coincide with the edges of the sole.

Signed at Jefi'erson City, Missouri, this 5th day of December, "1914.

CHARLES TWEEDIE. lVit'nesses: i, i

\ FRANK ZUBER, HOWARD WADLEY.

